Sociology of islam like christianity and judaism islam is an abrahamic religion based on prophecy prophethood and the revealed text it began in sixth century arabia and spread rapidly to regions outside the arabian peninsula. Sociology of islam soi provides an international scholarly forum for research related to the religion and culture of islam muslim societies and social issues related to muslims in socio political context decidedly rooted in the sociol see more. The sociology of islam provides an accessible introduction to this emerging field of inquiry teaching and debate the study is located at the crucial intersection between a variety of disciplines in the social sciences and the humanities it discusses the long term dynamics of islam as both a religion and as a social political and cultural force the volume focuses on ideas of knowledge